Category Archives: farmers

  1. Trufflebert Farm

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    April 24, 2008 by seanbrock

      Ted Lang stopped by the kitchen yesterday and brought me the best hazelnuts that I have ever tasted!! These …
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  2. Local Shrimp

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    April 24, 2008 by seanbrock

    cucumber, jalepeno, sweetened buttermilk

  3. Nitro Grits

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    April 3, 2008 by seanbrock

    We have always heard that the secret to good grits is cold milling.  In fact, people use to rush to …
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  4. Local Strawberries

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    March 11, 2008 by seanbrock

    First of the season.  These were compressed with honey vinegar and served with Meyer Lemon curd, white chocolate and yoghurt.

  5. Seed Saving

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    March 11, 2008 by seanbrock

    Ted and Susan Chewning have done some incredible things with seed saving, among other things.  They were kind enough to …
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  6. Radishes

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    February 27, 2008 by seanbrock

  7. The Santa Monica Farmer’s Market

    February 18, 2008 by seanbrock

    We have incredible produce here in South Carolina, but I have always been jealous of the chefs who have the …
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  8. Tennessee Truffles

    January 27, 2008 by seanbrock

    These are Perigord Truffles that are grown in TN by a genius named Tom Micheals.  In my opinion these truffles are …
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  9. Brassica

    January 7, 2008 by seanbrock

  10. Restructured Poularde from Four Story Hill Farm

    January 7, 2008 by seanbrock

  11. Rita’s Roots

    December 28, 2007 by seanbrock

    My friend Rita Bachmann grew this incredible cauliflower.  It ended up whole roasted, shave raw and scrambled.  For a recent …
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  12. South Carolina Squab

    December 28, 2007 by seanbrock

  13. The Upstate Farmers Alliance

    November 25, 2007 by seanbrock

    this is very exciting for us….tamworth pigs taste really good.

  14. Stirring the 500

    November 7, 2007 by seanbrock

  15. Harvest

    November 7, 2007 by seanbrock

    Eating vegetables that still have dirt on them is incredible.  Dirt tastes good.

  16. Scenes from a Guerrilla Dinner

    November 7, 2007 by seanbrock

    Thanks to all the guests who showed up to support us and thanks to all the farmers and restaurant people …
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  17. Carolina Suckling Pig

    November 1, 2007 by seanbrock

    Spending a little time in the CVAP…..

  18. Cauliflower Stem

    October 15, 2007 by seanbrock

    We cooked cauliflower stems under pressure with clear mustard.  We paired it with baby beets and celery.  The texture of …
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  19. Cvap

    October 15, 2007 by seanbrock

    Daurade Royale..  This was started in the cvap and finished on the plancha.  This is a really nice way to …
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  20. Chris Delaney

    September 21, 2007 by seanbrock

    It’s safe to say that he has a green thumb

  21. Cauliflower

    September 7, 2007 by seanbrock

    Braised with Vegetable Juice and Salted Butter

  22. Golden Plums from Owls’s Nest Plantation

    September 7, 2007 by seanbrock

    Blis Elixir, Tarragon, Foie Gras

  23. Sometimes a picture speaks for itself

    September 7, 2007 by seanbrock

  24. Slow Poached Farm Egg

    September 7, 2007 by seanbrock

    These eggs come from a Farm right outside town.  Absolutely incredible, thanks to Celeste for providing us with such a …
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  25. Local Eggs

    August 28, 2007 by seanbrock

    These are poached at 70c for 10 minutes then topped with?????????????????  The possibilities are unlimited.  My latest thoughts are uni …
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  26. Products-Ideas-Execution

    August 28, 2007 by seanbrock

    I love how certain dishes come together and how they spark new ideas for other dishes….Here we wanted to serve this …
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  27. Tomato Salad

    August 22, 2007 by seanbrock

    This tomato weighed nearly 2.5 pounds….we serve it with mozzeralla sheets.  We make traditional mozz and then poach it at …
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  28. Pears from Farmer Joseph Fields

    August 15, 2007 by seanbrock

    We compressed these with agave nectar and hazelnut oil…..We served the pears with duck ham, balsamic pearls and blue cheese

  29. Summer Vegetables

    August 14, 2007 by seanbrock

    The vegetables are braised with vegetable juices and truffle butter.  We serve them on our truffle menu with tuna spiced …
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  30. Potatoes from Kennerty Farms

    August 14, 2007 by seanbrock

    These potatoes are wonderful, we braise them submerged in a mixture of duck fat, olive oil , bacon fat and …
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  31. Turnips

    August 11, 2007 by seanbrock

  32. Beets

    August 11, 2007 by seanbrock

    We cook these beets in the pressure cooker with beet juice.  The yellow blocks are pressure cooked golden beets restructured …
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  33. Some Random Pics from Today

    August 11, 2007 by seanbrock

  34. Our Summer Garden

    August 7, 2007 by seanbrock

  35. Heirloom Tomatoes

    July 24, 2007 by seanbrock

    These tomatoes are incredible

  36. My Tomatoes

    July 24, 2007 by seanbrock

  37. Malabar Spinach

    July 24, 2007 by seanbrock

    delicious

  38. Ups and Downs

    July 20, 2007 by seanbrock

    On the positive side…………………  this is a tomato from my grandmother’s garden….the seeds will be saved and planted here in charleston …
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  39. Roots

    July 12, 2007 by seanbrock

  40. Four Story Hill Farm

    May 29, 2007 by seanbrock

    This will be roasted and presented whole for our first chef’s table dinner on Wednesday.

  41. Rita’s Beets

    May 24, 2007 by seanbrock

    These things taste amazing……

  42. Old Skool

    May 24, 2007 by seanbrock

    This wonderful piece of equipment grades the eggs…..

  43. The Real Thing

    May 24, 2007 by seanbrock

    A picture really says a thousand words….. We put these things thru the ringer at the restaurant……They are also put …
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  44. Gifts from the Garden

    May 4, 2007 by seanbrock

    Haikuri Turnips from this morning…

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